Patents Assigned to Mayborn (UK) Limited
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Patent number: 11878842Abstract: A bottle assembly is provided including a bottle having an end portion with a first detent formation, and a collar having a second complementary detent formation. The collar is arranged to snap fit to the end portion by engagement of the detent formations by application of force only in a direction towards the bottle. In addition, a valve assembly for use with a drinking vessel is provided including a base member and a sealing member. The sealing member is movable, dependent on a pressure difference across it, between a sealed position, wherein the sealing member is sealed against the base member, and an unsealed position, wherein the sealing member is unsealed from the base member. One or more channels are formed between the base member and the sealing member and are arranged to allow air to enter the drinking vessel when the sealing member is in the unsealed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: James Roe, Jason Roebuck, Matthew O'Brien, Richard Parker, Peter Angus
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Patent number: 11730680Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Patent number: 11241110Abstract: The invention relates to a valve element (110, 310, 510, 601, 603) for allowing a user to drink from an upper rim (124, 324, 524) of a valve assembly (100, 300, 500, 600, 601) comprising a body (613) comprising a resiliently deformable portion (619) having a rim (621), the rim (621) located in a first plane, wherein at least the rim (621) of the resiliently deformable portion (619) is configured to deform substantially inwardly, to be located in a second plane, into a sealing position within a valve assembly (100, 300, 500, 600, 601), and further wherein a portion (629) of the rim (621) is configured to lift out of the second plane upon application of a suction force to an upper surface (639) of a corresponding portion (629) of the resiliently deformable portion (619). The invention also relates to a valve assembly (100, 300, 500, 600, 601) comprising a valve element (110, 310, 510, 601, 603) according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: Nicholas Cudworth, Anthony Jonathan Sanders, Richard Parker, Peter Angus, Matthew O'Brien, Kevin Crulley
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Patent number: 11207244Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Patent number: 11147743Abstract: A bottle assembly is provided including a bottle having an end portion with a first detent formation, and a collar having a second complementary detent formation. The collar is arranged to snap fit to the end portion by engagement of the detent formations by application of force only in a direction towards the bottle. In addition, a valve assembly for use with a drinking vessel is provided including a base member and a sealing member. The sealing member is moveable, dependent on a pressure difference across it, between a sealed position, wherein the sealing member is sealed against the base member, and an unsealed position, wherein the sealing member is unsealed from the base member. One or more channels are formed between the base member and the sealing member and are arranged to allow air to enter the drinking vessel when the sealing member is in the unsealed position.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: James Roe, Jason Roebuck, Matthew O'Brien, Richard Parker, Peter Angus
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Patent number: 10464722Abstract: Disclosed herein is a valve assembly for a feeding or drinking vessel. The valve assembly comprises a valve seat surface (229), and a valve element having a valve face opposing said valve seat surface (229), a center axis and a rim (232). The valve element further comprises a biasing element (242) configured such that, in a rest position, the valve face is biased against the valve seat surface (229), wherein the valve element rim (232) is arranged to be anchored and the biasing element (242) is arranged intermediate the valve element center axis and rim (232).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: Nicholas Cudworth, Paul Schofield, Andrew Mattocks
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Patent number: D963174Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventor: Benedict Calland